Lucy is 3. We had a fun time yesterday taking the girls and Julie’s parents to Brick Oven. We had talked about going to Chuck E Cheese, but I didn’t want to get tapeworms, so we opted for Brick Oven. It never disappoints there. Lucy felt pretty big, I think, when they came out and started singing to her. Gwenyth discovered root beer and continues her feisty streak.
After Brick Oven, we went back to Grandma and Grandpa J’s house for some ice cream cake and fun. We called Dave and Marilyn and invited them last minute. They were able to come for a few minutes and join in the fun. Lucy was really excited about her balloons, presents, the attention, and all the people.
Today Julie went on a field trip with Abby’s class to BYU. They went to the Museum of Art and had some fun with one of the chemistry professors. I can pretty confidently say that she’s probably the only Elcock to have a pleasant experience in a chemistry classroom at BYU. So good for her. They saw all kinds of paintings at the museum. Abby tells me that some of them were from the 1500s. She was really excited about it. Then in the chemistry classroom, the professor did some experiments, culminating in a loud and fiery explosion. I experienced some of those, but usually while trying to make up answers for the tests.
Julie mentioned that the teachers are saints. She called me from the bus and I could barely hear myself think. And I was on the other end of the phone. Lunch was had in Kiwanis park, where Abigail acted just like one of the boys and climbed the trees in her dress. She also had lunch all over her face. We continue to have the manners talk each week, but to no avail so far. That’s OK.
Tonight was “Art Night” at the girls’ school. It was really fun. They did some finger painting, real painting, dancing, cookie decorating (and eating), kite making, and all kinds of stuff. While we were walking around, we noticed a sign that said “Second Grade Winner” on it. We were looking at the picture and noticed Abigail’s name on it. She said, “Oh yeah, I won for the second grade art.” We asked her when she was going to tell us about it. She just shrugged as if to say, “I don’t know.” Anyway, she was really happy and we were happy for her. A picture of the masterpiece is below. There are some more pictures and some video of the whole thing. Should be fun.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/midder/
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